Description

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With television programming broadcast worldwide 24/7, the industry needs a common language. Constantly changing technology, however, has resulted in continuously changing terminology, sometimes leaving even the most knowledgeable broadcasters with a lack of understanding. In this dictionary more than 1,500 terms and acronyms, modern and classical, are presented. The definitions are straightforward and jargon-free (except where defining jargon) and ample cross-references are provided.

About the Author

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Moshe Moshkovitz is the technical manager at Network Communications and Productions, part of Israel's second television station. Prior to that, he established and headed the television studies department at the Hadassa Community College, was technical director at Tel-Ad studios, and has been in charge of numerous major television international productions that took place in Israel. He lives in Jerusalem.